Judge halts data center construction on public land

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 723

Last Updated: 6 hours, 56 minutes ago

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A federal administrative court has temporarily revoked authorization to build a massive data center near Boulder City, concluding the federal government likely erred when it approved the project construction on public land without a proper environmental analysis.

The Interior Board of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to approve the construction of the Townsite Data Center on public land using a prior unrelated environmental analysis likely violated the National Environmental …

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